cannabisnews.com: Congress Seen Sure to Review U.S. Farm Law!
Congress Seen Sure to Review U.S. Farm Law!
Posted by FoM on January 15, 1999 at 15:14:38 PT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.The American Farm Bureau Federation:Dropped opposition to Industrial Hemp, a cousin of Marijuana without its mood-altering qualities. Eleven states wanted removal of language, adopted one year ago, that put the organisation on record against Hemp, used in rope and textiles.
Congress to review the 1996 law that deregulated farming, the president of the largest U.S. farm group said on Thursday.Delegates to the annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation, the largest U.S. farm group, adopted language asking for "a complete re-examination" of the law to ensure that "adequate economic and natural disaster assistance is available." "There are many members of Congress that would love to move us back to the dole system," he said, referring to reliance on the government to make a living. While asking for review of the 1996 law, delegates objected to a return to government control over plantings, programmes that paid farmers to hold grain off the market for two or three years, and setting crop supports at unwisely high levels. "I'm sure that's going to come up," Kleckner said. During the meeting, delegates also: -- Dropped opposition to industrial hemp, a cousin of marijuana without its mood-altering qualities. Eleven states wanted removal of language, adopted one year ago, that put the organisation on record against hemp, used in rope and textiles. They said in hard times, farmers need new crops. -- Asked the AFBF board to study the idea of special labels on imported meat products, including ground meat, to declare they were imported or to list the country of origin.
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